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winter without any difficulty and with merely ordinary attention. 



From the above I deduce that anyone desirous of breeding 

 Alexandrines need have no fear of success, providing they can 

 offer them the accommodation of a garden aviary. 



At the same time I cannot describe them as prolific, one 

 brood only being reared annually so far as my small experience 

 (covering two seasons) goes. If any other member has bred 

 these birds I should be interested in hearing if their experience 

 is in accord with the foregoing details. 



AIM'S. Hmiing&on's Collection of parrots, 

 (Cockatoos, etc- 



By \V. T. Pack, F.Z.S. 

 {Continued from page 259) 



Br.uE and Yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) : Another .striking])' and 

 gorgeously clad species of which Mrs. Anningson possesses a true pair, and 

 •one wished for them a strongly constructed aviary of sufficient size to give 

 them a chance of reproducing their kind. 



Adult : The upper surface may be described as deep blue, with the 

 exception of the forehead, which is green ; the whole of the under surface 

 is rich yellow; under tail coverts green; underside of tail yellow, edged 

 with olive green ; naked skin of cheeks, lores and cere whitish-flesh colour- 

 streaked and lined with dusky; bill black; legs and feet blackish-grey. 

 Total length 32 inches, of which the tail measures 12 to 13. 



Female: Speaking of the pair herein described she was the smaller, 

 and her plumage not quite so lustrous as that of the male. 



Hab. : Tropical America from Panama to Bolivia and Guiana, and the 

 whole Amazon valley. 



The diet for the Macaws should be similar to that given to the larger 

 Cockatoos. 



New Guinka Kcr.ECTus Parrot Eclectus pedoralis) : Mrs. Anning- 

 son's unique collection includes a true pair of this species and a male of 

 roralus. Of these I can only say that they were exquisite to the eye in 

 their gorgeous tropical plumage and apparently as happy, fit, and well, as 

 birds can be. 



Adult male: General body colour green; sides, under wing coverts 

 and axillaries red; edge of wing blue; primaries and coverts blue; tail, 

 two central feathers green, outer webs of outer feathers green and blue, all 

 tipped with yellow ; underside of tail black ; iris red ; bill, upper mandible 

 vermilion, lower black ; legs and feet dark blackish-brown. Length over 

 all iS£ inches, of which the tail measures 5^. 



